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Bound to the Books

Chapter 1

"...And the last bolt of lightening struck just as both collapsed dead. They say that the library was built on that exact place that the two warriors died that night. It's said that their souls haunt the place looking for revenge," Tanya finished her tale as she sat at the table of a restaurant across from the city library.

"Do you think it's true?" Kat asked curiously. She glanced at the ancient building and doubted that it could have any history to it.

Tanya shrugged, "I only tell what I hear." She took another sip of her drink.

"I've heard rumors going around that things really do happen there," Jasmine said to her friends. "I heard that sometimes entire book cases get knocked over!"

Tanya snorted, "Anyone can knock over a bookcase. We're not in the best part of town you know. I bet they're just some confused homeless people that wander in and knock one over."

"Do you have any idea how much one of those cases weigh!?" Jasmine protested.

Kat sighed and cut Tanya's retort off, "Well, haunted or not, I have a report that isn't going to do itself." She stood up and left the table waving to her friends and crossed the street over to the huge library.

"You bitch!" Tanya screamed after her as the check arrived. "It was her turn to pay!" Tanya whined as she realized that Kat had already disappeared.

Jasmine sighed, "Well I paid last time. I hope you brought enough money for the check..."

"Damn it," Tanya hissed as she glared at the entrance to the library.

Kat smirked as she walked through iron gates and passed a fountain in the center of the courtyard. She noticed that the library was larger than she had expected it to be. Everything was made of stone and it looked a bit Spanish.

She pushed the entrance doors open and gasped. Kat was completely shocked at the sheer size of the man room. It had a roof of over eighty feet and her footsteps echoed as she walked.

'I guess I should have brought Tanya with me. She knows this place better than I do. I don't think I've been here before...'

Kat entered the south wing of the building and looked up to see it marked as arts and literature. Even though her project called for a different section, she decided to take a peek anyways. Long wooden desks filed her vision and random people sat there either typing away at their laptops or snoozing on a pile of books.

After getting used to the size of the room, Kat began to look at just how many books were lined on the shelves. Most of them were old and dusty but Kat was still surprised at just how many there were.

She roamed the wing a little longer before walking off to find another. Kat ended up getting lost along the way and the number of book cases began to become overwhelming.

'Don't panic! There's got to be a way out of here!' Kat checked to see what section she was in. 'Ok, I'm in fiction... That doesn't help much! I hope I can find somebody so I can get out of here!' Kat wasn't watching where she was going and ended up running smack into someone.

"Shit...! I'm so sorry!" Kat said as she sat up, having been knocked to the floor. Her eyes widened as she noticed who she had knocked into. It was a boy, with untamed violet hair and eyes. He was panting and appeared to have been running away from something when he had knocked into her.

"Is something wrong?" Kat asked.

"We have to get out of here!" he insisted and grabbed her by the hand. He pulled Kat up off the floor and snatched a book that had been lying next to her.

Kat tried to protest but his grip tightened and she was surprised when she was dragged up a flight of stairs. 'If we're in the back of this section, then where did the stairwell come from?!'

The boy slowed down and Kat watched as his eyes darted around frantically. "You're safe for now," he said a bit cockily and handed her the book he was carrying.

"Safe from what?" Kat asked as she looked around to find she was still in the fiction section. 'What's with the book he handed me?'

"Never mind that. Now, to get you home, I need you're book title," he said hastily.

"Book title? Well, I'm looking for stuff on Shakespeare," Kat said to him.

His expression grew puzzled and his eyes narrowed, "Aren't you from the book you're holding?" He paused and looked her over, his expression growing slightly baffled, "You're not from the books are you?" Kat blinked and cocked her head. "Forgive me. It's been a while since I've ran into someone from the outside world."

"Uh..." Kat said still wondering what the heck he was talking about.

"This is one of the deeper sections of the library and hardly anyone ever ventures here. I suppose you need to get back to the front section?" he asked.

Kat nodded, "That'd be a great help!" 'Oh my god, he's crazy...' she thought to herself.

The boy looked a bit disappointed that she wanted to leave but he managed to smile, "My name is Dark Mousy. For future references, I come from the book Ice and Snow."

"My name is Katsura..." Kat said as she was lead through the isles. She looked down at the book she was carrying and read the title to herself, 'Ice and Dark...'

"We're about to enter the non-fiction section. This is about as far as I go," Dark said as he paused between isles. He had stopped panting and seemed a bit more relaxed.

Kat stopped and stared at him, "I still don't know how to get back!"

"You'll find the way..." he assured.

Kat grabbed his arm, "There's no one else here to help me get back. It's my first time coming here..."

Dark shook loose of her hold, "I can't go any further than this." His violet eyes lingered on her features.

"Yes you can!" Kat said as she reattached herself to his arm and pulled hard. She felt Dark move with her and she looked back to see if he would follow by himself.

Kat paled at what she saw. A large black dog with icy blue eyes was staring at her. It was large in size and the floorboards creaked from its weight. "What happened to Dark...?" she paused. "You're not a dog..." Kat whispered with fear. "What the hell is this place?!" she said as she began to back away. The creature stepped forward and Kat bumped into a shelf, almost knocking it over. Icy blue eyes watched her with curiosity and agitation.

"IT'S A WOLF!" she shrieked as she took off down the isles. Her fear managed to bring her back to the entrance room but she didn't bother pausing. "IT'S A WOLF! THIS PLACE IS HAUNTED!"

People looked up form their books to see what had happened but by then Kat had disappeared. The alarms were blaring and people whispered, confused and afraid. Was there really a wolf roaming the library or was this just another homeless person making an excuse to steal a book?

(A/N: Hope you liked this chapter! Chapter two will be up shortly! PLEASE REVIEW!!!)